Tricky

In the second part of Tricky's deep-dive into the relationship
between news publishers and tech platforms, Jezebel founding editor
Anna Holmes joins Heather and Emily to talk about the glory days of
blogs, the evolution of women's digital spaces (RIP Rookie), and
what was lost when commenter culture moved to Facebook...

Writer and journalism professor Anjali Khosla joins Heather and
Emily to talk about how we got this fraught relationship between
tech platforms and news publishers. They cover the latest Facebook
bombshell(s), Jonah Peretti's plans for digital media
conglomeration, Anjali's experience as one of the first social
media...

Emily and Heather discuss the fallout from the White House
sharing a doctored video of Jim Acosta's heated exchange with
President Trump. They then listen to local reporters from around
the country share lessons they learned from covering the mid-terms.
Plus, Heather interviews Rolling Stone's Jamil Smith about...

Journalist Mehdi Hasan joins Heather and
Emily to discuss Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder and
explore what its coverage says about the American media's evolving
relationship with the Saudi Arabian government. Plus, Heather and
Emily bring back the unboxing to reveal two new recurring segments
for the show....

About the Podcast

Disentangling journalism’s messiest problems. Heather Chaplin and Emily Bell tap the biggest brains in the business and beyond to tease out where we go from here. From the Journalism and Design program at The New School.